And some steamed (or sauteed?) spinach with sesame seeds and soy sauce. (This is very similar to gomaee, a Japanese spinach dish. My gomaee recipe is here.)

And my other favorite (aside from the cool daikon kimchi) – sprouts! I don’t know how these are prepared but they’re really yum.

I also got a Japanese side dish, takuan (a different pickled daikon). This is one of Bobby’s favorites. We always soak it in water for a little bit before we eat it, otherwise it’s too salty.

We didn’t just have the side dishes though. We took lettuce leaves and filled them with white rice, then added different side dishes for topping, then dipped them in hoisin and hot sauce. I was out of that amazing Korean red sauce, but hoisin+hot sauce worked almost as well. Must remember to pick up the red sauce next time I’m at the store.

I’ve only eaten Korean once or twice, and all I remember was a fried egg. However, I am quite intrigued by the egg pancake thingy, and the sprout…um, and the pickled daikon. I wonder where I could find this kind of food in Nashville? I need to do some research.

I LOVE Korean food. Love love love it. The spiciness, the sesame oil, the insurmountable amount of banchan… I love it all. Honestly.

My favourite banchan is bean sprouts (I don’t know how they’re prepared either, so flavourful but so fresh!), KIMCHI, and… well, I can’t really think of any banchan that have universal names! Sometimes my favourite Korean restaurant has stuff like pumpkin, sometimes there’s radish, sauteed spinach, etc etc. But honestly, I could just go there, order a bowl of rice and make a meal out of the (free) banchan. 😛 Sadly I can’t. But they’re so delicious! XD

I’ve only eaten Korean once or twice, and all I remember was a fried egg. However, I am quite intrigued by the egg pancake thingy, and the sprout…um, and the pickled daikon. I wonder where I could find this kind of food in Nashville? I need to do some research.